Stair-carpet holder.



l lTo a/ZZ `whom it 'may concern:

No; 815,391. y i

'Be itknown that I, HENRYWEINSTOCK, a

l, citizen vof the UnitedStates, residing at Mari- IO stair-carpets .is a spec' cation.

etta, in the `county of Washington and State ofOhio, have invented-fa' new `and useful StairfCa et Holder, of which the following This invention relates to stair-carpet protectors.V

The object of the invention is toprevent from becoming worn or torn atl those partswhich` are constantly trod upon by 'personsascending anddescending the f' stairs. v f

The device consistsy ofV a frame preferably constructed of spring 'metal'and adapted tc it and be readilyand' securelyastened tothey 'tread-surface of each-ste a -wit Sli-ecicaton Letters Patent, fappiioeuonned A111127, 1904. sexismo, 205,158. i il l ,l I v in ia seriesor air of stairs. The frame isv suitably. stiii'ene ,pad`

ded", land covered with".k carpet or other def sired material which serves to protectthat prortionof thestair-carpet lying beneathV the ame f In order that .my invention may bemore clearlyI understood, Ifwill now describe it 'in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, forming'a part of this speciiication',

Wherem- Figure 1 .1s a perspective viewfof 'al stair-, c et protector constru` ted m'accordance,

my invention and fastenedto the stairs.

I Fig. 2 is a erspective view oi the frame of the device.l ig. Sis, a section through the pro-y in the dififerent views.

. Side pieces orbars of y "4o IThese side pieces are p ssk s 1 tector from front to rear.k

and other .material to the frame,

. Fig.v 4v is a trans'- verse section." y -k Y il Y Like reference charactersindicate llke parts he Vnumerals 1 1 mame` the perforated the frame'of my device.` referably made f spring metal or other `suita lematerial-and at their` forward ends are bent or curved downwardly andv rearwardly'k to yform de ending springtion, of the tread-surface of: a step, terminatin in inverted-V-shapedend, p'ortions 1 w ich are connected in any suitable manner by a longitudinal bar 2( a similar bar 2 serving to connect the opposite ends of said*y .side pieces, as shown.

In manufacturing my .improvedv vdevice the cross-pieces or long itudina bars are preferably connected to the side, iecesbyrn'fets which arel employed'foi' attac ingll the carpet said -sidepieces andy the l curled 'forward ends o loops 1',"a,dapted'to`engage tl ve forward por rsaid loops ii desired.f e Asshown in Fig. 3o; the drawings, a piece of stifiening'material 3, such asfcardboard or the like, is arranged upon the upper side`orl theframe. Y -If desired ,the forward end of y,the stifi'ening materialmaybe'curle'd downwardly for a portion g necessary to c'ul it to the samede ree as side ieces of the frame,

the

as thesti eninr maface and the forward edge'of the step; Dis-` ratentea March-2o, `190e.

' lrate rivets maybe employed for this purpose, l

of its length, although it is not i l i osed upon theu Aper surface of the stiff'ening material is a ayer 4. of padding, such as raw cotton or the like, which lis prevented from bunching or becoming displaced onthe -stilening `material by any suitablemeansas, orinstance, by .basting it in a cheesecloth sack, 14', which may' stiffening material, if desired, 'as shown.v Su- `also inclose the.l e

'peri'rnposed'uponthepadding and stiffening material isV a ypiece 5 of carpet or other suit able protecting or covering material the side edges of whichare -olded under at 5 for the sake of neat'ness, and the ends thereof are]` pieces 'and fastened, as by rivets, between the "r'ramel` Suitable rivets orother fastendevices ,are passed throughv the carpet,

pad ding,

stiil'eningV material, and frame to iold the device assembled. ,r Y If. desired, the

in any suitablemanner, suc asby nails, or where the lform of the ste pieces.

i kItewillbe observed that the/improved cars `pet-protector 'of this invention coversi'and e step,

rotects not only the tread-'surface of a ut the forwardl edge thereof as well. Furthermore, the vdownwardly -Acurled vforward end serves to hold it prop'erposition upon the'step, asset forth.

s, Changes in the quality,

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-iolded .around the curved lends ofthe side"- crossfpi'eces 2 2 .of

Vupper endsorheads of the-rivets maybe given e `and that itl can be'tted readily to the tread` y" surface of a step and held in'y osition thereon will permit by the e 'the resilient side roo kind, and color of the materials used'may be made within the v scope of the following claims without depart?-` ing from the spiritr of my invention.`

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65 1 teria is kdesired only l'to covert-the tread-,surfA opposite ends of the side bars,

- erlng secured to the rear cross-bar at the to of the frame and having its forward end fol ed over the spring-loop and seated in the in- `verted-V-shaped lterr'ninals of the side bars, the end of said. covering being interposed between the adjacent cross-bar and said termia flexible cov.

nals, a stienin -strip interposed between the rame and Hexi le covering,a pad resting on the stifening-strp, and fastening devices passing through the perforations in the side bars and engaging the pad, coverin and stiffening'strip for securing the severa parts together.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. HENRY WEINSTOCK. Witnesses:

WM. H. SHELDON, ADA G. BEYNoN. 

